Giving Back
The strength of the Four Symbols Sect's descendants is undoubtedly extremely powerful. The Yang Household's joining the Star Lodge will also bring many benefits. Not to mention anything else, they will gain a large number of partners in the business world, which will allow the development of Coiled Snake Island to proceed more rapidly.
However, while joining the Star Lodge has many benefits, it also carries considerable risks in the future.
As a Sacred Land sect, the Four Symbols Sect naturally has many enemies. Eight thousand years have passed, and the least surviving hostile forces are at the county level.
These enemies are quite powerful. For example, the Deep-Sea Xuan Whale Clan and the Water Spirit Clan from the Foreign Races, and the Water Moon Grotto and the Setting Sun Church from the Human Races, are all terrifying forces at the state level or above.
Furthermore, over the past eight thousand years, forces such as the Eight Desolations Arena and the Soaring Phoenix Tower, which were born from the foundation of the Four Symbols Sect, naturally became the enemies of the Star Lodge. These enemies varied in strength, with the strongest being at the state level and the weakest at the Foundation Establishment level.
The large number of enemies meant that joining the Star Lodge was very risky, but Yang Tiankang remained remarkably calm about it.
He understood very well that if you wanted something, you had to pay a corresponding price.
The Yang Household developed itself through the Star Lodge's network of connections, and when necessary, they could also ask other Star Lodge members for help. Having gained so many benefits, they naturally had to bear the risks as well, which was perfectly fair.
There is never a good thing in this world where you gain benefits without paying a price. Even if there is, it is only by fortuitous opportunity and fate, and you can never force it.
Yang Tiankang spent a full half month in the Star Lodge's hall, making many friends and exchanging contact information with many members of the Star Lodge.
To his regret, among the members of the major Star Lodge in the Sea Abyss Sea Region, he only got to know Sun Tingdong of the Sun Household of Golden Ox Island. The other forces had not sent anyone to the Eight Desolations Arena during this period.
Unlike his solo flight on the way there, Yang Tiankang returned on the Eight Desolations Arena's cross-sea Flying Boat.
He was carrying a large amount of supplies in his Storage Ring, so he couldn't be careless. If it were intercepted, the loss would be too great. Although the probability was small, he still had to take precautions.
Even though there is a wait time when taking a transoceanic Flying Boat, it's nothing compared to the risks that have been avoided.
The Fourth Tier Flying Boat glided through the air, and before long, the Sea Abyss Archipelago came into view in the distance.
Coiled Snake Island.
When Yang Tiankang returned, Yang Xuanwu and Yang Xuanye were naturally overjoyed to welcome him.
The three entered the house and sat down. Yang Tiankang briefly recounted his experiences on the Four Symbols Island and handed over the Jade Slip containing information about the Star Lodge to the two men.
"I didn't expect that even with your strength, Sixth Uncle, you would have difficulty passing the ninth level of the Four Symbols Tower. It seems that among us, only Seventh Brother has a chance. I'm hopeless!" Yang Xuanye shook his head with a wry smile.
He was very self-aware; his talent for cultivation was good, but his talent for combat was only average.
Let alone the ninth level of the Four Symbols Tower, even the eighth level, Yang Xuanye's probability of passing through it was only 20% or 30%.
After all, Talisman, Forbidden Artifacts, and other external forces cannot be used in the Four Symbols Tower.
Yang Xuanwu remained silent, his heroic and upright face as calm as a deep pool, only his eyes held a fierce fighting spirit that seemed capable of scorching anyone who looked him in the eye.
Yang Tiankang glanced at this junior, his eyes filled with satisfaction, and said, "Xuanwu's self-created Battle Intent Furnace becoming increasingly pure and vast. With your understanding of the Dao of Combat, after breaking through to the Golden Core stage, there is a high probability that you will be able to advance it to the Great Achievement Completion Divine Ability realm in one fell swoop, and even glimpse the Perfect Divine Ability realm."
"It's all thanks to the numerous Cultivation Resources I obtained from the Four Symbols Sect Secret Realm's secret realm. Without those resources worth two million Low-Grade Spirit Stones, my Battle Intent Furnace wouldn't have been able to improve so quickly," Yang Xuanwu said calmly.
Yang Tiankang nodded slightly and said with emotion, "Yes, those resources really gave us a big lead. Those Talisman that enhance comprehension alone were of great help to my mastery of the Major-Completion Sword Intent, not to mention the various Spirit Items we need to break through to the Golden Core stage."
Listening to their conversation, Yang Xuanye couldn't help but show a look of envy. He had chosen to stay on Coiled Snake Island to develop his Lineage and hadn't participated in the Four Symbols Nine Trials, thus missing out on fortuitous opportunity.
The reason he was able to cultivate so quickly and reach a level comparable to Yang Xuanwu was entirely due to the support of his Lineage.
However, these forms of support are essentially interest-free loans that he will have to repay in the future, unlike Yang Tiankang and Yang Xuanwu who are debt-free.
Of course, given Yang Xuanye's talent, even if he had participated in the Four Symbols Nine Trials back then, he would probably only have gotten the status of an Outer Disciple with 300,000 disciple-level contribution points.
It's not even enough to break through to the Golden Core stage. After all, even if you exchange a Golden Core Formation Pill with Lineage Contribution Points, which is much cheaper than outside, it still requires 250,000 Lineage contribution points.
In addition, there are also some Tribulation Transcendence Law Treasures, Talisman, and Pills consumed. In the end, 300,000 Four Symbols Sect Disciple-Level Contribution Points are still not enough.
"I'm about to break through to the Golden Core stage, and then I can challenge the Four Symbols Tower. Although the chances of reaching the eighth or ninth level are slim, I can still manage to pass the seventh level if I try hard."
Based on the reward Uncle Liu received, half of two thousand is one thousand Elder-Level Contribution Points.
"Not only will it allow me to pay off my debts, but the remaining resources can be exchanged for Lineage Contribution Points, which I can spend slowly, enough for me to cultivate for a long time..." Yang Xuanye thought to himself, filled with anticipation for his breakthrough to the Golden Core stage.
At this moment, Yang Tiankang spoke up, "Xuan Ye, now that our Yang Household has joined the Star Lodge, we need to establish contact with its members, especially the major powers in the Sea Abyss Archipelago, as soon as possible. Xuanwu and I aren't very good at this, so you'll have to decide everything."
"Don't worry, Sixth Uncle, I guarantee I'll handle these matters perfectly." Speaking of his area of expertise, Yang Xuanye's entire demeanor changed; he was full of confidence and patted his chest as he assured him.
Just like Yang Xuanwu's superhuman talent in the Dao of Combat, Yang Xuanye's talents are mostly concentrated in the fields of political intrigue, interpersonal communication, business, and intelligence. He can handle all aspects of the Lineage's affairs in an orderly manner. Otherwise, the Yang Household on Coiled Snake Island would not have developed so quickly.
"Well, Xuanwu and I are not as good as you in this respect. You can handle everything yourself and don't need to consult us about everything. Also, the Azure Wall Water Abyss Formation needs to be set up as soon as possible." Yang Tiankang took out a Formation Disc and placed it on the table.
Yang Xuanye nodded and said, "Sixth Uncle is right. I think we should set up the Clan-Guarding Formation first, and then use resources to upgrade the Spirit Veins of Coiled Snake Island."
"That's excellent. In another ten years or so, Cold Tide will arrive, and the annual hunting festival in the Chaotic Sea, which takes place every sixty years, will soon begin."
Countless Sea Beasts migrated from the cold northern regions to the south. The magnificent scene was no less impressive than the beast tides of the Savage Wilderness Great Domain! Yang Tiankang's eyes were filled with anticipation.
"I wonder how our Lineage plans to deal with this Cold Tide. Given Nineteenth Uncle and the Old Ancestor's personalities, if they are strong enough, they might wipe out one or two Foreign Races Golden Core Forces, right?" Yang Xuanwu guessed.
"One or two?" Yang Xuanye shook his head slightly. "I have a feeling that either the Lineage won't make a move, or once they do, those Four Great Foreign Races Golden Core Forces will probably be wiped out."
"Wipe them all out? Is the Lineage strong enough?" Yang Xuanwu frowned.
"Even if it's not enough, once the three of us pass the Four Symbols Secret Realm's assessment and send back the abundant resources we receive to our Lineage, we'll definitely be able to wipe out these Foreign Races," Yang Tiankang said with a faint smile.
He alone could provide the Lineage with four Third-Tier Puppets, three War Flying Vessels, and a large number of mid-to -Upper-Grade Spirit Stones. With these resources, he could easily wipe out a mid-to-lower-level Golden Core Force.
"I forgot about that!" Yang Xuanwu was slightly taken aback, then realized, and said firmly, "Then I'll break through to the Golden Core stage as soon as possible, exchange for more War Resources, and send them back to the Lineage!"